# Dominic Seldis

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**Dominic Seldis** (born 1971 in [Bury St. Edmunds](/source/Bury_St._Edmunds), Suffolk) is a British double bass soloist and principal (1st solo) double bass of the [Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra](/source/Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra).[1][2]

## Biography

Dominic Max Seldis is the second son of Raymond Max Seldis by his marriage to Lynda Holmes.

Seldis attended [Chetham's School of Music](/source/Chetham's_School_of_Music) in Manchester, from 1979 to 1989. He began as a violinist and changed to the double bass aged 14, studying with [Duncan McTier](/source/Duncan_McTier). In 1989, he attended the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) in London, studying the double bass with Robin McGee. In 1992 he moved to Salzburg to study with Klaus Stoll at the [Mozarteum](/source/Mozarteum_University_of_Salzburg).[2]

As a soloist he has performed with the [London Symphony Orchestra](/source/London_Symphony_Orchestra), the [Philharmonia Orchestra](/source/Philharmonia_Orchestra), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the Orchestra of St. Johns Smith Square and the [BBC National Orchestra of Wales](/source/BBC_National_Orchestra_of_Wales) and is an active chamber music player and performs many recitals with James Pearson.[1][2] He is also a regular member of the [John Wilson Orchestra](/source/John_Wilson_Orchestra). He has appeared many times on Dutch television as soloist including playing at the Gouden Televizierring Gala in October 2017.

In 1998 he was appointed principal player of the [BBC National Orchestra of Wales](/source/BBC_National_Orchestra_of_Wales) and in 2008 moved to the Netherlands to become principal (1st solo) double bass of the [Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra](/source/Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra) in Amsterdam.[1]

He is a professor at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) in London, and gives regular master classes throughout the world.[1]

## Television

In 2008, Seldis was a judge on the [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) television series *[Maestro](/source/Maestro_(British_TV_series))*. In 2012 he appeared again as a judge on *Maestro at the Opera*, a three-part series which opened on BBC Two on 4 May 2012. In December 2012, Seldis was a judge on the first Dutch series of Maestro, returning in every season ever since (until season 8, as of February 2026). He also appeared on *Het Orkest van Nederland* ("The Orchestra of the Netherlands"), as a co-host, on Dutch channel [RTL 4](/source/RTL_4) in winter 2014. In 2017 he hosted his own show 'De Nieuwe Stradivarius' for NPO 2.

## References

1. ["Dominic Seldis"](https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/search?search=Dominic+Seldis). Royal Academy of Music. n.d. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

1. ["Patron – Dominic Seldis"](http://wsym.org.uk/organisation/patron). West Suffolk Young Musicians. n.d.

## External links

- [Official Homepage](http://dominicseldis.com/)

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